<<< 5th Annual >>>

PINS & PIRATES PINBALL RALLY 2023

4 DAYS & 5 PINBALL TOURNAMENTS



Thursday November 30th – December 3rd

Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally is a 4 Day Pinball Tournament open to all skill levels of players.


Location:
Captain's Arcade Showroom
4411 E La Palma Ave
Anaheim, CA 92807


The Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally (PPPR) tournaments consist of open qualifying Best Game Format (Herb Style) and Group MatchPlay finals. During open qualifying, each player may make as many qualifying attempts as they like. A point system is used to rank each player’s score on each machine. Those who rank highest at the end of qualifying will participate in the match play final rounds. In the final rounds, qualifying players play against each other in multiplayer games. A [different] point system is used to determine who advances to the next round and who wins the division.

? We will be using the Drains Tournament Manager Software to run the tournament.

? Newly added for 2023: YOUTH Tournament


PRICING

? 4-Day Event Pass - $65 + * 7 Free game entries ONLY if you pre-register on Eventbrite ($20 value)

EVENTBRITE LINK

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pins-pirates-pinball-rally-2023-tickets-737728444637?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl


All other passes will be available at DOOR ONLY
? 1- Day $25
? 2- Day $40
? 3- Day $50
? 4- Day $65 (no bonus)

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GAME ENTRY Fees for best game format:

# Entries / Price ($)
? 1 / $5
? 3 / $10
? 7 / $20
? 20 / $50
? 45 / $100

Can be purchased at the tournament only.


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Captain’s will be expanding the Showroom as we did for the previous Rally’s. There will be a FREEPLAY lineup, along with a table area for eating.



DAY 1 Thursday 11/30/23 [Qualifying]

Qualifying
? 12:00 pm OPEN – 11:00 pm CLOSE
? Qualifying is open for all tournaments: MAIN, CLASSICS, 1990s & WOMEN'S + newly added YOUTH (16 and under)


DAY 2 Friday 12/01/23 [Qualifying]

Qualifying
? 12:00 pm OPEN - 12:00 am Midnight CLOSE
? Qualifying is open for all tournaments: MAIN, CLASSICS, 1990s & WOMEN'S
? 11 pm - CLASSIC's Qualifying CLOSED
? 11 pm - 12:00 AM Volunteer Hour for Classics only.



DAY 3 Saturday 12/02/23 [Finals & Qualifying]

? 10:00 am - OPEN - 12am Midnight CLOSE for everything but Classics
? 11:00 am - CLASSIC's A FINALS start
? 11:30 pm - CLASSIC's B FINALS start
? 5:00 pm - 1990s Qualifying CLOSED
? 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Volunteer Hour for 1990s
? 6pm - 1990s A FINALS
? 6:30 pm - 1990s B FINALS
? 11:00 pm - Qualifying CLOSED for MAIN & WOMEN'S
? 11:00 pm - 12:00 am Midnight - Volunteer Qualifying Hour for Main & Women's


* Volunteer / Employees have special VIP qualifying times for Classics, 1990s, Main, and Womens – Please read Volunteer rules & guidelines page

? 11:00 pm - 12:00 am for Classics (Friday)
? 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm for 1990s (Saturday)
? 11:00 pm - 12am Midnight for Women’s & Main (Saturday)

The determination of final qualifying standings will be made by tournament officials at the end of qualifying hours, and shall not be changed for any reason, including player error or tournament error.



DAY 4 Sunday 12/03/23 [Finals]

? 10:30am - Doors OPEN - 7:00 PM Close (or when all finals finish)
? 11:00am - MAIN A FINALS Start
? 11:30am - MAIN B FINALS
? 12pm - WOMEN'S FINALS Start
? After 12pm - YOUTH FINALS Start (exact time TBA)

****** If there are women in both MAIN & WOMEN’S Finals, we will postpone the start time to accommodate.
For the YOUTH tournament, the Main back will be in use for Main so an alternate bank (TBA) will be used.


<<<<<< LINK to current Tournament info >>>>>>

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wICqF2WUaw05t6PZXdx_26cFLbKT9VyBWPUI0KJ2CWQ/edit?fbclid=IwAR3ORUnZ3ef1A1gXMgzHNge2tyA0osZNHy9Kt_jWeKaZ9zXClnYgKu3Rzxc&pli=1#heading=h.7xfcesp8sqqs


BANKS

MAIN Bank Lineup (12 total, best 7)
1. Rush – Pro
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CLASSICS Tournament Lineup (10 total, best 6)
1. Old Chicago (of course!)
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1990s Tournament Lineup (10 total, best 6)
1. Attack from Mars
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Women's Tournament Lineup (8 total, best 6)
1. Roller Disco
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RULES for the “Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally” Pinball Tournament 2023
Much of the detailed rules are adapted from PAPA / IFPA whom we thank for making them available for other tournaments.


? Main will count the best 7 out of 12 available games

? Classics will count the best 6 out of 10 available games

? 1990s will count the best 6 out of 10 available games

? Women's will count the best 6 out of 8 available games

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~ MAIN OPEN TOURNAMENT

? Best 7 out of 12 available games

? Perfect score would be 700

All players’ qualifying attempts are considered “open” attempts. However, to ensure that some less experienced players at the event will win prizes, the players will be split into two groups of qualifiers. Those who finished in positions 1-24 will qualify for the “A” division playoffs. Players eligible for the “B” division who finished in positions 25-32 will qualify for the “B” division playoffs.

*These numbers will change if we do NOT have 48+ players

** If you previously won the MAIN "B" division you are NO longer eligible for the B division.

*** If your IFPA ranking is in the top 250 you are NOT eligible for B division.


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~ CLASSICS OPEN TOURNAMENT

? Best 6 out of 10 available games

? Perfect score would be 600

A separate Classics Division tournament will be held on older Electro Mechanical and or Solid State games. Entry fees will be the same as for the “A” and “B” divisions. Those who finished in positions 1-16 will qualify for the “A” division playoffs while those players eligible for the “B” division who finished in positions 17-24 will qualify for the “B” division playoffs.

*These numbers will change if we do NOT have 32+ players

** If you previously won the MAIN "B" division you are NO longer eligible for the B division.

*** If you're IFPA ranking is in the top 250 you are NOT eligible for B division.


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~ 1990s OPEN TOURNAMENT

? Best 6 out of 10 available games

? Perfect score would be 600

This is a separate 90’s era Division tournament. It will be held on machines produced between the years 1990-1999. Entry fees will be the same as for the “A” and “B” divisions. Those who finished in positions 1-16 will qualify for the “A” division playoffs while those players eligible for the “B” division who finished in positions 17-24 will qualify for the “B” division playoffs.

*These numbers will change if we do NOT have 32+ players

*** If your IFPA ranking is in the top 250 you are NOT eligible for B division.


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~ WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT

? Best 6 out of 8 available games

? Perfect score would be 600

A Women’s Division tournament will be held on a separate bank of tournament games. Those who finish in positions 1-8* will qualify for the Women’s playoffs.

*The number of women that qualify for finals will be determined on the number of women that participate and will not exceed 50%.

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~ YOUTH TOURNAMENT

? This is for all ages 16 and under

? Using the MAIN bank entries played and giving them their own FINALS on Sunday – all kids will play if they participated in the qualifying

? Prizes and or trophies award to top 4


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PRIZES & FEES
Prizes, as % of total entries are shown in the table below. Actual values will be determined on-site after tournament expenses have been deducted and are subject to rounding to the next higher or lower $5 increment.


POT PAYOUT
**Payout are for players that qualify for the final rounds.
**If the number of players that qualify for finals change then the percentages will change accordingly. (as listed for the Women's)



<< MAIN "A" >>

? 1st = 20%
? 2nd = 15 %
? 3rd = 8.75%
? 4th = 6.25%
? 5th - 8th = 3.5% ea
? 9th - 16th = 2% ea
? 17th - 24th = 0.75 ea


<< MAIN "B” >>

? 1st = 6%
? 2nd = 3%
? 3rd = 2%
? 4th = 1%
? 5th - 8th = 0.5% ea



<< CLASSICS "A” >>

? 1st = 20%
? 2nd = 15%
? 3rd = 9%
? 4th = 7%
? 5th - 8th = 3.5% ea
? 9th - 16th = 2% ea


<< CLASSICS "B” >>

? 1st = 8%
? 2nd = 5.5%
? 3rd = 2.5%
? 4th = 1%
? 5th - 8th = 0.5% ea



<< 1990s "A” >>

? 1st = 20%
? 2nd = 15%
? 3rd = 9%
? 4th = 7%
? 5th - 8th = 3.5% ea
? 9th - 16th = 2% ea

<< 1990s "B” >>

? 1st = 8%
? 2nd = 5.5%
? 3rd = 2.5%
? 4th = 1%
? 5th - 8th = 0.5% ea


WOMENS
Option # 1 (only 4 players in Finals)

? 1st = 40%
? 2nd = 30%
? 3rd = 20%
? 4th = 10%

Option #2 (8 players in Finals)

? 1st = 33
? 2nd = 22
? 3rd = 15
? 4th = 10
? 5th - 8th = 5 ea


Tournament Fees
PPPR Tournament entry fees are $5 for 1 entry, $10 for 3, $20 for 7 entries and newly added $50 for 20 or $100 for 45 entries. Entries purchased can be used in any division in any combination. Non-played entries will NOT be Refunded or and or transferred to anyone. Please plan accordingly.

Price ($) / # Entries

? $5 / 1
? $10 / 3
? $20 / 7
? $50 / 20
? $100 / 45

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<<< STREAM>>>

Qualifying for some games and A-Finals for all tournaments will be streamed at https://twitch.tv/pinsandpirates


<<< FULL RULES >>>

use link below to go to the updated google doc.


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wICqF2WUaw05t6PZXdx_26cFLbKT9VyBWPUI0KJ2CWQ/edit?fbclid=IwAR3ORUnZ3ef1A1gXMgzHNge2tyA0osZNHy9Kt_jWeKaZ9zXClnYgKu3Rzxc&pli=1#heading=h.7xfcesp8sqqs